Deschamps admits to speaking with Theo Hernandez about ‘complicated start to the season’ | OneFootball

France head coach Didier Deschamps has admitted that Theo Hernandez has had a difficult start to the season at club level, suggesting that the results AC Milan have obtained are not helping him.

Theo has been the subject of many headlines over the past three days in the Italian media, after his disastrous birthday night against Fiorentina in which he gave away a penalty, missed a penalty he shouldn’t have taken and then got sent off at full-time while wearing the captain’s armband.

Moreover, today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport spoke of ‘the great frost’ involving the left-back, who is wanting €8m net per season plus bonuses to renew with Milan but is not convincing the management with his performances and his behaviour more recently.

Deschamps spoke at a press conference on the eve of the challenge against Israel and he was asked about Theo amid all the headlines about him in Italy, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

“It has been a complicated start to the season. I already spoke to him about it, he has done better than this and he knows that, naturally,” said the coach.

“Theo Hernandez is happy to be on international duty, which is true for all players coming out of difficult periods at their clubs. It is not his best moment. He has some responsibility for that too, but there are many factors.”